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Abysmal tax collection in Pakistan and the lack of economic development.
07/18/2010
Tax collection in Pakistan is one of the poorest in the world. This widens the quality of life for the vast majority of people and an afffluent few who run business interests and have agricultural holdings. Infrastructure and essential services such as power and water, roads and health care, all suffer, as a result.
Grouped Articles
Power Outages Hobble Pakistan's Biggest Exporters
Wall Street Journal 12/01/2013
Pakistani Taxes Widen Divide Between Rich and Poor
New York Times 07/18/2010
Key Party Rejoins Pakistan's Coalition
New York Times 01/07/2011
Pakistan's troubled finances: Economic blasphemy
Economist 01/15/2011
General Kayani Is Said to Cling to Job in Pakistan
New York Times 06/15/2011
Pakistan's Central Banker Resigns
Wall Street Journal 07/15/2011
John Malone and Cable
07/12/2010
Grouped Articles
For Liberty Global, the Next Step Is the Content
Wall Street Journal 07/30/2014
Malone Is Fired Up by Cable and Ready to Buy
Wall Street Journal 07/12/2010
Need to roll over short term debt of close to $4 trillion will limit growth in the U.S. and Europe.
07/11/2010
A trend to short term borrowing and the competing role of banks and sovereign governments in bond issuance, is likely to put additional stress on capital markets worldwide. This is true especially in Europe which has $2.6 trillion to roll over by 2012, according to analysts. The stress will ber greater on less healthy financial institutions in Europe.
Grouped Articles
Sovereign-debt managers: Rollover roulette
Economist 10/16/2010
How Righteousness Killed the World Economy
New York Times 10/12/2014
Crisis Awaits Worldâs Banks as Trillions Come Due
New York Times 07/11/2010
New Doubts on EU Bank Stress Tests
Wall Street Journal 07/20/2010
New York Times 08/21/2010
Tom Keene Talks with David Stockman
BusinessWeek 08/12/2010
Hospital quality and cost improvement.
07/09/2010
Grouped Articles
Bayonne Medical Center Has Highest U.S. Billing Rates
New York Times 05/16/2013
Factory Efficiency Comes to the Hospital
New York Times 07/09/2010
Why Medical Bills Are a Mystery
New York Times 04/14/2012
GE China (General Electric)
07/08/2010
GE's operations in China and the difficulties it is facing in China.
Grouped Articles
China Crackdown Set to Benefit GE
Wall Street Journal 12/29/2014
GE's Road In China Is Getting Bumpier
Wall Street Journal 07/08/2010
Wall Street Journal 07/27/2010
Wall Street Journal 07/26/2011
Wall Street Journal 09/06/2011
A Waiting Game at Finance Unit
Wall Street Journal 09/06/2011
AB InBev
06/27/2010
Anheuser Busch and Brazilian brewer In-Bev.
Grouped Articles
AB InBev: King of Beers Buys Mexican Crown
Wall Street Journal 06/29/2012
InBev’s Cash Pile Moves Back Into the Spotlight
Wall Street Journal 01/20/2014
Brazil's Brito Aims to Revive Bud in the U.S.
Wall Street Journal 06/27/2010
Wall Street Journal 11/04/2010
Bud's U.S. Gamble Could Pay Off
Wall Street Journal 11/04/2010
Wall Street Journal 03/04/2011
France's economy in 2010-2014
06/23/2010
The determination in France, as in Britain, to take austerity measures, and to cut the deficit.
Grouped Articles
France Goes Against the Euro-Zone Flow
Wall Street Journal 04/18/2013
Europe to Vote on Tougher Rules for Currency
New York Times 09/27/2011
France Says It Will Miss Budget Deficit Targets
Wall Street Journal 09/12/2013
German Optimism Depends On Spanish Deficits
Wall Street Journal 09/25/2013
S.&P. Downgrade Deals Blow to French Government
New York Times 11/08/2013
Euro Zone Deficit Hits Target for First Time Since 2008
New York Times 04/23/2014
GM's IPO offering for November, 2010, and its share price
06/22/2010
General Motors' IPO offering and efforts to pay back about $50 billion of loans to the U.S. government following the government bailout of GM and taking a 60% stake in the company.
Grouped Articles
GM Earnings: Weaker North America Hits Profit
Wall Street Journal 05/03/2013
U.S. to Sell Rest of GM Stake by Year-End
Wall Street Journal 11/22/2013
GM's IPO May Require Hefty Incentives
BusinessWeek 07/15/2010
U.S. Remaining Stake in General Motors
Wall Street Journal 12/10/2013
GM Could Be Free of Taxes for Years
Wall Street Journal 11/03/2010
IPOs Set to Raise Most Cash Since Crisis
Wall Street Journal 05/12/2013
Digital Copyright Issues- Evolution of the Law.
06/22/2010
Google upheld by a federal judge in New York, in a 3 year old law suit by Viacom. The Digital Millenium Copyright Act and court decisions.
Grouped Articles
Google Wins Key Copyright Ruling
Wall Street Journal 06/22/2010
Viacom, Google Bury the Hatchet Over YouTube
Wall Street Journal 03/19/2014
YouTube ‘Dancing Baby’ Copyright Ruling Sets Fair Use Guideline
New York Times 09/14/2015
Google Wins Key Copyright Ruling
Wall Street Journal 06/22/2010
Japanese Regulator Approves Google-Yahoo Deal
New York Times 12/02/2010
Fannie and Freddie in 2010-2011
06/19/2010
The growing US governmet liability for Fannie and Freddie -companies that fueled the housing bubble with their implicit governmet guarantees to investors in housing mortgages. The cost of rescue has reached $146 billion and according to the Congressional Budget Office could have eventual cost of $389 billion.
Grouped Articles
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac: Unfinished business
Economist 07/24/2010
Cost of Fannie And Freddie Keeps Rising
New York Times 06/19/2010
Fannie, Freddie Elicit Grim Forecast
Wall Street Journal 10/22/2010
What Fannie and Freddie Might Cost the Taxpayers
New York Times 10/21/2010
Wall Street Journal 10/26/2010
New York Times 10/31/2010
Sony Web TV.
06/17/2010
Sony and Google TV.
Grouped Articles
Sony Grabs Lead in Race for Internet Pay TV
Wall Street Journal 08/16/2013
Sony and Viacom Reach Tentative Deal to Stream Cable Channels
New York Times 08/15/2013
Intel and Sony Ambitions for Internet TV Services Meet Skepticism
New York Times 09/29/2013
Review: The Amazon Fire TV Streaming Media Set-Top Box
New York Times 04/06/2014
Sony and Viacom Reach Web-TV Deal
Wall Street Journal 09/11/2014
Viacom Agrees to Offer 22 Networks on Internet-Enabled Sony Devices Later This Year
New York Times 09/10/2014
China's local smartphone maker Tianyu
06/16/2010
Chinese mobile phone manufacturer. Tianyu introduced the touchscreen K-Touch which is a third of the price of similiar phones from Taiwan. Its knowledge of local conditons and features desired by Chinese buyers gives it an advantage. However firms like Ningbo Bird and TCL once dominated the Chinese market before 2005, and have fizzled out.
Grouped Articles
Tianyu Leads Rise of China's Handset Makers
Wall Street Journal 06/16/2010
For China’s Hottest Phone Maker, the Old Ways Work
WSJ 08/10/2016
France's austerity plans and pension reform 2010-2014
06/16/2010
Grouped Articles
New York Times 11/10/2013
Hard times force French to work longer -- to age 62
Washington Post 06/16/2010
France's Lagarde Forecasts Austerity
Wall Street Journal 06/23/2010
French Unions Protest Pension-Age Overhaul
Wall Street Journal 09/08/2010
French Senate Passes Pension Bill
New York Times 10/22/2010
French Cabinet Is Dissolved, a Victim of Austerity Battles
New York Times 08/25/2014
Coal and the energy industry in China
07/18/2010
The generation of power in China hugely dependent on coal.
Grouped Articles
Wall Street Journal 06/06/13
Air Pollution From Coal Use Cuts Lifespans in China, Study Shows
Wall Street Journal 07/09/13
Colombia, China Close In on Coal and Railway Deal
Wall Street Journal 10/18/13
Wall Street Journal 07/18/10
China Makes Environmental Case for Increasing Big Coal's Clout
Wall Street Journal 12/01/13
The Poor Need Cheap Fossil Fuels
New York Times 12/03/13
The changing U.S. stock market in 2010 and beyond.
07/12/2010
Grouped Articles
Small Investors Flee Stocks, Changing Market Dynamics
Wall Street Journal 07/12/10
Wall Street Journal 07/12/10
Small Investors Flee Stock Market Even as Companies Recover
New York Times 08/21/10
'Macro' Forces in Market Confound Stock Pickers
Wall Street Journal 09/24/10
Stocks Face Dark Side of Gridlock in Capital
Wall Street Journal 11/01/10
Wall Street Journal 11/11/10
Greece and military spending.
07/10/2010
Grouped Articles
Wall Street Journal 07/11/15
Wall Street Journal 07/16/15
The Submarine Deals That Helped Sink Greece
Wall Street Journal 07/10/10
The 2010 Deficit Commission and reduction in defense spending
07/09/2010
Grouped Articles
Pentagon's Next Mission: Cutting Back on Spending
Wall Street Journal 07/09/10
The U.S. Military Needs Budget Certainty in Uncertain Times
Wall Street Journal 10/21/15
The Pentagon Would Take $100 Billion Hit
Wall Street Journal 11/11/10
Debt Commission Seeks Social Security Cuts and Tax Increases
New York Times 11/10/10
Deficit-Cutting Chairmen Call Washington's Bluff
Wall Street Journal 11/12/10
New York Times 11/11/10
Coca Cola and high fructose corn syrup in drinks.
07/07/2010
The shift to non sugary healthier beverages in Coke's acquisitions, but only a gradual cautious shift on the issue of high fructose corn syrup in its products.
Grouped Articles
Health Battle Over Soda Flares in Mexico
Wall Street Journal 08/28/13
What Is Coke CEO’s Solution for Lost Fizz? More Soda
Wall Street Journal 03/19/15
Coca-Cola Boosted by Sales of Tea, Bottled Water
Wall Street Journal 07/23/15
Can Honest Tea Say No to Coke, Its Biggest Investor?
New York Times 07/07/10
Wall Street Journal 03/01/11
Ford's Lincoln and luxury cars.
06/27/2010
Grouped Articles
Luxury Car Makers Brace for Slower China Sales
Wall Street Journal 04/22/13
Putting the Luxe Back in Lincoln
Wall Street Journal 06/27/10
Ford's Lincoln Tops J.D. Power Dependability Survey
Wall Street Journal 03/17/11
Ford Strives for Elegance in Lincoln Brand
New York Times 12/02/11
Ford's Lincoln Brand Gets New Life
Wall Street Journal 01/12/12
Wall Street Journal 01/12/12
E.U. -India Free Trade Agreeement.
06/22/2010
Trade expected to triple from the current 53 billion euros, with a new trade agreemet between the European Union and India.
Grouped Articles
Europe and India Push to Secure Free-Trade Deal
New York Times 06/22/10
India's economy: India's surprising economic miracle
Economist 10/02/10
U.S. state Louisiana's economy after the BP Oil Spill in 2010 and the collapse in oil prices in 2015
06/22/2010
Grouped Articles
Oil States’ Budgets Face Crude Awakening
Wall Street Journal 01/13/15
Drill Ban Clashes With Local Economy
Wall Street Journal 06/22/10
One Year After Spill, Some Signs of Life Emerge in the Gulf
Wall Street Journal 04/18/11
Wall Street Journal 02/02/12
European Central Bank.
06/21/2010
The ECB under Trichet and efforts to give new powers on fiscal issues to the European Commisssion.
Grouped Articles
ECB Chief Seeks Tighter Fiscal Union
Wall Street Journal 06/22/10
Trichet to Push for New Fiscal Surveillance
Wall Street Journal 06/21/10
ECB Walks a Fine Line Siphoning Off Its Liquidity
Wall Street Journal 06/29/10
New Euro-Zone Rules Could Backfire
Wall Street Journal 11/01/10
2 Major European Banks Keep Record-Low Rates
New York Times 11/04/10
ECB Seeks Funds for Capital Base
Wall Street Journal 12/17/10
US government efforts to promote electric cars in 2010.
06/17/2010
Bill in Congress sponsored by Senators Alexander and Dorgan and supported by the Obama administration.
Grouped Articles
Wall Street Journal 06/17/10
Long and Winding Road for Electric Vehicles
Wall Street Journal 07/02/11
Forget the Prius. The Future Of Electric Is the School Bus
Wall Street Journal 12/28/11
Ford CEO: Battery Is Third of Electric Car Cost
Wall Street Journal 04/18/12
The Battery-Driven Car Just Got a Lot More Normal
New York Times 05/04/12
What Went Wrong at A123 Systems
Wall Street Journal 10/16/12
Safety failure in the coal mining industry.
06/16/2010
The failure of the Massey Energy Company and the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MHSA) to ensure safety at a coal mine in W. Virginia, resulting in the death of 29 coal miners.
Grouped Articles
Former Massey Coal Executive Sentenced to Prison
Wall Street Journal 09/10/13
Jury Convicts Former Massey CEO Don Blankenship of Conspiracy
Wall Street Journal 12/03/15
Former Massey Energy CEO Sentenced to 12 Months in Prison
Wall Street Journal 04/06/16
Massey Faults Regulators' Shift on Ventilation
Wall Street Journal 06/16/10
China's mobile phone market.
06/16/2010
China's mobile phone market includes Nokia, Samsung, and also local Chinese companies like Tianyu which satisfy demand for lower prices and locally desired features. It can price the K-Touch touchscreen, at athird of the price of a similiar Taiwanese phone.
Grouped Articles
Apple Faces Dilemma Over Strategy in China
Wall Street Journal 04/24/13
Huawei Set to Launch New Smartphone
Wall Street Journal 06/18/13
A Glum Sign for Apple in China, as Smuggled iPhones Go Begging
New York Times 09/28/14
Xiaomi Makes a Profit on Its Cheap Smartphones
Wall Street Journal 11/06/14
Tianyu Leads Rise of China's Handset Makers
Wall Street Journal 06/16/10
China's 3G Users Reach 25.2 Million
Wall Street Journal 07/20/10
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